Sawyer County Clerk Lolita Olson is among the 27 clerks who are not issuing licenses. She said her decision has nothing to do with politics.

“Once the law is clear, we will definitely be doing whatever is stated as the law,” said Olson. “For some of these people who are getting married right now, I’m not sure if they’re going to be in limbo here for a while.”

So far, no one has applied for a same-sex marriage license in Sawyer County.

Olson said she’ll wait for the outcome of a hearing scheduled before Crabb June 19.

Editor's Note: The broadcast version of this story said that 45 counties were issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples. That number has since increased.

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